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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 20008:
- A New Era Of Pak-Yemen Ties (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 13, 2006)
Pakistan and Yemen have agreed to enhance bilateral economic ties and reaffirmed their commitment to jointly fight the menace of terrorism.
- State All For Reviving Rural Economy, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Indiramma, Praja Patham implementation drive in full swing
White ration cards to all beneficiaries
Irrigation to 25,000 acres in Tekkali area
Prompt pension payments to the eligible
- Himachal Pradesh Seeks More Yamuna Water For Shimla, Solan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Himachal Pradesh today demanded from the Centre to increase its water share in the Yamuna to meet the growing drinking water demands of Shimla and Solan towns.
- Rebranding Congress (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 13, 2006)
There's an adage in business - advantage belongs to the first mover. Congress strategists are woefully out-of-date if they think Arjun Singh's latest sally - pushing through OBC reservations in India's premier educational institutions - is going . . .
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 13, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- Veerappan's Widow To Contest Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Forest brigand Veerappan's widow Muthulakshmi will contest Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu from the Pennagaram constituency as an independent candidate.
- Chinese Launch 'Clean Www' Mission (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
China's central news websites have backed a proposal for the eradication of pornographic and violent Internet content and vowed to promote the building of a socialist harmonious society.
- Indian Fire ‘Cover Up’ Sparks Violent Protests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Doctors go on strike after being beaten by angry relatives
- After Diplomacy Fails (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Apr 13, 2006)
Even were one to believe that, despite its low and stagnant per capita gross national product and having the world's second-largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas, Iran would invest uneconomically in nuclear power generation, one would also . . . .
- End Of Story: Israel Triumphant (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
In Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, virtually everyone in the town knows that Santiago Nasar is going to be murdered. Yet nobody can or will do anything to prevent it.
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 12, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- How To Enhance Growth And Competitiveness (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Apr 12, 2006)
Government policies need to be framed and implemented in harmony with the market process and not in a manner that stalls it.
- Pak To Serve As Fountain-Head Of Islamic Renaissance (Pakistan Observer, Zubair Qureshi, Apr 12, 2006)
Musharraf urges Muslim leaders to uplift socio-economic conditions of people
- Quality Of Life In Indian Cities Set To Improve' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Increased investments from multinationals and foreign institutional investors could lead to further improvement in the quality of living standards in Indian cities over the next four to five years, according to a survey conducted by HR . . .
- Arjun Is Barking Up The Wrong Tree (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Apr 12, 2006)
More than quota, the need is to create more technical and business schools for poor students of all castes, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- Barasinghaanyone? (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Apr 12, 2006)
Recently, The Pioneer reported that Madhya Pradesh Government is working out the modalities of receiving royalty from US Government for allowing sports hunting of swamp deer (locally called "barasingha").
- Excreted Coffee Beans (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 12, 2006)
Move over, Song Bird Coffee! Coffee, brewed from beans grown in the rainforests of Latin America and cultivated in the shade of trees where the song birds nested, was branded for conscientious US coffee consumers who felt they were doing their . . .
- Clean Is Healthy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 12, 2006)
One should feel satisfied that one has not yet developed cynicism about the need for keeping environment clean and healthy.
- There Can Be But Only One Army (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 12, 2006)
The Government has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization for acting against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.
- Will Congress Survive As Fiefdom Of Gandhi Dynasty? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 12, 2006)
On the last day of his life Mahatama Gandhi wrote a will wanting the Congress to be dissolved. In his view it was a movement not a political outfit to govern the country. Alive, he would have destroyed it.
- Opportune Time To Think Big (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 12, 2006)
Considering the opportunities that have opened up in the textile and clothing industry, this is the opportune time to think big for the policy-makers and industry leaders.
- Karzai’S Indian Visit Needs To Be Watched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 12, 2006)
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a five-day official visit to India. Talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-Afghan relations will be the highlight of the tour.
- Performance Criteria Essential (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 12, 2006)
Vinayshil Gautam stresses on the growing need for advancing organizational efficiency through IT
- Graffiti Ban Sends Cpm To Doorstep (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A blanket ban has been enforced by the Election Commission on wall writing and the putting up of posters, banners and festoons.
- Solo Ipo Likely For Ai, Indian (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Civil Aviation Ministry has started receiving reports from merchant bankers, including on the issuance of a single IPO against the separate IPOs contemplated earlier
- Wanted: A Sanitation Movement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 12, 2006)
Safe drinking water and sanitation are critical determinants of public health.
- No Difference Between Naxalism, Terrorism: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
"Naxals frustrated with `Salwa Judum'; anti-naxal movement not halted"
- Dalits `Attacked' For Taking Part In Drive Against Untouchability (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Apr 12, 2006)
Five dalits, including four women, were allegedly attacked by caste Hindus in Barawad in Bantaram mandal, even as the Samajika Chaitanya cycle yatra launched by CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu against untouchability entered the 10th day on Tuesday.
- There Is No Alternative To Big Dams (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Apr 12, 2006)
Medha Patkar’s fast in the heart of Delhi and her forcible removal on medical grounds, amply illustrates an unavoidable duty of the State. Many social activists in the country are ironically out of tune with the grassroots reality they . . .
- Smiling Out Of Life (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Apr 12, 2006)
Death holds two horrors. One, of course, is that life comes to an end and thus, the “fear of the unknown” factor comes into play. Bravery and wisdom lie in coming to terms with this reality so as to die just one death.
- 6 Nba Activists End Fast; Patkar Continues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Six out of 11 Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists today called off their fast following an appeal by their leader, Medha Patkar, who asked them late last night to “end their fast and plan for an intensified struggle”.
- Killers On The Roads (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Apr 12, 2006)
More than forty people are killed as overspeeding bus falls into Chenab in Kishtwar, a small school girl is killed on Kachi Chawni road, where traffic moves at snails pace at any given time, due to driver's fault.
- Hasty Decision On Siachen (Pioneer, Wilson John, Apr 12, 2006)
Six days from now, the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan would complete three years.
- Too Little, Too Late (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Apr 12, 2006)
The Indian state has failed to ensure that the poor benefit from a liberalized economy, writes Alok Ray
- Infernal Apathy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 12, 2006)
The Meerut blaze and its tragic toll is a chronicle of a story re-told many times in India — Dabwali, Baripada, Uphaar cinema, Srirangam and Kumbakonam.
- Keep The Elixir Flowing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2006)
Water is an essential life-sustaining element. It pervades our lives and is deeply embedded in our cultural backgrounds.
- Pakistan Claims Fisherman Killed By Indian Coast Guard (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 12, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday alleged that the Indian Coast Guard has killed one of its fishermen in `unprovoked' firing on March 18. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam told reporters that an official of the Indian High Commission was summoned and . . .
- Taliban Offer Peace Talks In North Waziristan (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Apr 11, 2006)
Tribal Taliban offered to enter into negotiations with the government for peace in the tribal areas as thousands attended a jirga in Mir Ali, the second biggest town in North Waziristan, on Monday.
- There Can Be But Only One Army (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
The Government has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization for acting against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.
- Karzai’S Indian Visit Needs To Be Watched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a five-day official visit to India. Talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-Afghan relations will be the highlight of the tour.
- Indian N-Deal Exceeds Brief To Pakistan: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The civilian nuclear technology cooperation agreement between India and the United States was “quite different” to what Washington had been conveying to Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
- Birlas: Right Number (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Aditya Birla group’s acquisition of the Tata group’s 48.14 per cent stake in Idea Cellular at Rs 4,406 crore is at a fair price, according to analysts.
- Let Opportunity Not Slip (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Apr 11, 2006)
For India to emerge as a contender for a global hub for aviation, gems and jewellery and other high potential sectors like leather, a whole panoply of infrastructural, fiscal and regulatory conditions is essential.
- She Has A Point (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The protest fast by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar (since arrested and hospitalised), is not without provocation though one can quarrel with her chosen method of protest.
- Deal With Iron Fist (Pioneer, RN Chawla, Apr 11, 2006)
The recent bomb blasts in Varanasi is largely understood to be an act of terrorism.
- Freedom To Be Corrupt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's suggestion that Government employees should not be transferred every two years is wrong, says Bharat . . .
- It May Not Make A Difference In Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 11, 2006)
"Talks about IT, for example, is for the consumption of some people... My understanding of the Bihar economy is such that these things will not make much difference."
- Ministers Return From Narmada Valley, Meet Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Three Union ministers who returned to the Capital yesterday after touring villages affected by raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam and assessing the rehabilitation work, today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to report on the situation.
- Peace Prevails During Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
"No cases of caste-related violence"
- 54 Primates Await Repatriation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 11, 2006)
The fate of 54 orangutans illegally smuggled into Thailand nearly two years ago will be decided at a meeting of Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian wildlife officials later this month, officials said today.
- Media In The Mirror (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 11, 2006)
The UPA Government is a planning to frame a new code of conduct for print and electronic media.
- Nuclear Technologies Vital For Energy Security (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 11, 2006)
Major oil and gas importers, including India, are becoming ever more dependent on distant, and often politically unstable, parts of the world for their energy requirements.
- Quick-Fix At Narmada (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 11, 2006)
As Medha Patkar languishes at the intensive care unit of AIIMS, the government may take credit for having rescued her just when she had started sinking.
- Species Interrupted (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2006)
How many years does it take for a new species to evolve? Millions. Hunting, poaching and habitat destruction, however, can drive a species to extinction in less than a century, give or take a few decades.
- Unquiet Flows The Narmada (Deccan Herald, Punypriya Dasgupta , Apr 11, 2006)
Big dams projects never really provide the irrigation and power that their project reports promise
- Cm Puts Ball Back In Cj’S Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Chief Minister Kumaaraswamy on Monday said Hubli Bar Association members have decided to meet the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court to press for setting up the proposed circuit bench in between Hubli and Dharwad cities, and the government will . . .
- Special Package For It Units In Hubli: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Monday informed that an IT investors’ meet will be held in Hubli on May 20 in order to attract the IT companies to establish their units here and also assured them of announcing a special package.
- Nabard Aid To Tamil Nadu, Pondy Crosses Rs. 2,345 Cr. (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Apr 11, 2006)
Rs. 604 crore for infrastructure projects
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Total aid sanctioned includes Rs. 1,827 crore as refinance to banks
Rs. 547 crore to cooperative banks, regional rural banks
- Tribal Renaissance (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 11, 2006)
As the Naxalites have been accusing the State and Central Governments for the encroachment on the forest and agricultural land for setting up industrial projects, legislation is being drawn up as part of the Government's effort to address tribal unrest .
- Action Demanded Against Goa For Dumping Toxic Waste In Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The Gram Panchayat in Londa town, Khanapur taluk, and several residents of the town have urged the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and his companion judges to initiate action against the persons responsible for dumping highly toxic effluents,
- Narmada: Team Meets Manmohan (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 11, 2006)
They inspected rehabilitation sites
Team denied submitting a report to PM on findings
Medha Patkar's fast entered 13th day on Monday
- Hubli Lawyers Told To Convince High Court On Circuit Bench (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Kumaraswamy inspects WALMI premises; lawyers call off protest
Tender process for construction of building to continue
Work scheduled to start on July 10
- `Pragmatism, Not Opportunism' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2006)
The firebrand politician and orator from Kallingipatti, in southern Tamil Nadu, has raised another storm this time by shifting his alliance from the DMK to the AIADMK. In this interview with S. Vijay Kumar, in Karur recently, Vaiko not only . . .
- Water Conservation (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Apr 11, 2006)
T.M. Mukundan, Akash Ganga Trust, D-15 Bay View Apartments, Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600090. Rs. 100
- Social Activist (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Apr 11, 2006)
Edited by Ballekere Hanumathappa and Bhoopalam C. Prabhakara; Pub. by Bhoopalam Chandrashekarayya Memorial Foundation, 2276, 22nd Cross, Banashankari II Stage, Bangalore-560070. Rs. 750.
- Nepal Beyond The Monarchy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 11, 2006)
After years of upheaval, Nepal is on the brink of a major political change. What will a country of citizens — and not subjects — look like? Three books provide some answers
- ``Develop Dam Site As Tourism Point'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Ample space to set up a park with recreation facilties
- The Treadmill Of Unnecessary Consumption (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Apr 11, 2006)
The advertising explosion has democratised luxury with serious socio-political . . .
- Dogged By Humans (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Apr 11, 2006)
For years, I have been seeing the Dog-for-Sale advertisements in the papers.
- Equality Is A Must (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Apr 11, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed’s way of treating women was just exemplary. One would wish that Muslims followed that in spirit and content. It is said that women once complained that the Prophet had not fixed a day for meeting them in the assembly, and that . . .
- Sub Selection: Some Points (Deccan Herald, PR Franklin, Apr 11, 2006)
The Scorpene should not meet the same fate as the HDW submarine
- A Tale Of Two Indias (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 11, 2006)
What is being advertised is a first in the country — a private enclave that will eventually separate 35,000 wealthy residents from the teeming poverty in India.
- Kumaraswamy Felicitated In Twin Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Muslims, Christians and lawyers were among those who felicitated the Chief Minister
- Supreme Court Tells Two States To Resolve Babli Barrage Dispute (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 11, 2006)
Minister could seek intervention of Prime Minister if unable to resolve the row
Union Water Resources Minister told to hold meetings with officials
Bench hears writ plea of Nizamabad MP Yaskhi Goud
- Make Team's Report Public, Says Medha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Ministers yet to submit findings to Manmohan
Who should be blamed and punished is the question the nation must answer: Medha
Every democratic process and institution subverted and every human right submerged
All that the NBA said was proved to . . .
- "Cyprus Welcomes Nuclear Deal Between India And The U.S." (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 10, 2006)
Cyprus PresidentTassos Papadopoulosbelieves it is time to rekindle Nicosia's traditionally strong bonds with New Delhi. Mr. Papadopoulos, who arrives in India on Tuesday, believes Cyprus needs to focus more on Asia. Excerpts from an exclusive . . .
- Good Borders, Good Neighbours (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Apr 10, 2006)
Resolving the border issue with China will help better the India-China trade ties too
- The Lexicon Of Lewd (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 10, 2006)
Meher Bhargava was the quintessential Lucknow memsahib;
- Sometimes, Every Picture Tells Half A Story (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 10, 2006)
No columnist should start with a cliche, so apologies and all that, but here I go: Every story has two sides. Where was the other side when TV news channels, especially the major English language ones, covered the Medha Patkar story?
- An Indian Role In Africa (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
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